Obituaries

Obituaries

Jackie Ross Sweat

Jackie Ross Sweat

Jul 21, 2017

Mr. Jackie Sweat, age 63, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be Saturday, July 22, 2017, 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the...

Austin Howard Powell

Austin Howard Powell

Jul 21, 2017

Austin Howard Powell, 23, of Germantown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2017. Funeral Services will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 25th at the Grace Evangelical Church in Germantown with Dr. James Young III officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time at the church. Burial will follow in...

Carol Uselton

Carol Uselton

Jul 20, 2017

Carol Uselton July 20, 2017 Ms. Carol Uselton age 53 of Bells, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her residence. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Uselton will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street, Bells, Tennessee 38006 is in charge of these arrangements. For more information please visit our website...

Randall  Jordan  Bruce

Randall Jordan Bruce

Jul 17, 2017

Mr. Randall Jordan Bruce, age 64 passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 in the Methodist Hospice House in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with entombment to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 10:00 – 11:00...

Janie East  Abel

Janie East Abel

Jul 15, 2017

Mrs. Janie East Abel, age 82 passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Humboldt Medical Center. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be conducted Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the Lea...

Veronica Pemberton

Veronica Pemberton

Jul 13, 2017

Veronica's Obituary Mrs. Veronica Pemberton age 53, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her residence. A memorial service to celebrate the the life of Mrs. Pemberton will be held at a later date. Brownsville Funeral Home, 107 S. Lafayette Avenue, Brownsville, TN is in charge of arrangements. For additional information, please visit our website at www.bbfuneral.com or call the...

Jerry Leon Johnson

Jerry Leon Johnson

Jul 12, 2017

Jerry Leon's Obituary Mr. Jerry Leon Johnson age 60 of Union City, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born June 25, 1957 in Altamont to the late Leon Johnson and Sarah Nunley Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...

Josh Pilgrim

Josh Pilgrim

Jul 10, 2017

Josh Pilgrim July 5, 1979 - July 10, 2017 Josh Aaron Pilgrim, 38 died Monday July 10, 2017 in Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. Josh was born July 5, 1979 in Yuma, Arizona to David and Michele Self Pilgrim. He lived in Brownsville and later in Nashville. He attended Hillwood High School and found a love of soccer. He played...

Helen Beck  Lee

Helen Beck Lee

Jul 9, 2017

Mrs. Helen Beck Lee, age 86 passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation will Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. in the Lea and...

Samuel Taylor McLemore

Samuel Taylor McLemore

Jul 8, 2017

Samuel's Obituary Mr. Samuel Taylor McLemore age 73 of Jackson, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home. He was born January 17, 1944 in Humboldt to the late Anne Wilkinson House and James Taylor McLemore. He was a retired contractor and proudly served in the United States Air Force Reserve. Mr. McLemore graduated from Columbia Military Academy in...

Ronnie Howard   Combs, Jr.

Ronnie Howard Combs, Jr.

Jul 8, 2017

Mr. Ronnie Howard Combs, Jr. age 55, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home in Brownsville, TN. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in the Covington Memorial Gardens. He was preceded in death by his parents: Ronnie Combs and Mary Ellen Manley. He is survived by his sister: Joyce Adams (Phil),...

Diana Rivette

Diana Rivette

Jul 4, 2017

Diana's Obituary Mrs. Diana Rivette age 68 of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at her residence. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Rivette will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street Bells, TN is in charge of these arrangements. For more information please visit our website at www.bbfuneral.com or call...

Pamelia Corcoran

Pamelia Corcoran

Jul 3, 2017

Pamelia's Obituary Mrs. Pamelia Corcoran age 61 of Dyersburg, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 in Dyersburg Regional Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Corcoran will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street Bells, TN is in charge of these arrangements. For more information please visit our website at www.bbfuneral.com or...

Margie Rowland

Margie Rowland

Jul 1, 2017

Margie's Obituary Mrs. Margie Faye Bridger Rowland age 85 of Brownsville, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 in Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 24, 1932 in Bells to the late Fred Bridger and Hattie Cora Davis Bridger. Mrs. Rowland retired from Brownsville Bank and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...

Mary Lou  Turner  Lane

Mary Lou Turner Lane

Jul 1, 2017

Mary Louise Turner Lane went to her heavenly home on July 1, 2017 at the age of 80.

A native of Brownsville, TN, Mary Lou was born to the late Nathan Edward and Martha Eppes McConnico Turner on December 12, 1936. 

In 1957, Mary Lou married Roy Houston Lane, Jr. They raised three boys, Tripp, Taylor and Eagle, in Memphis, TN before...

Ted Sneed

Ted Sneed

Jul 1, 2017

Ted's Obituary Mr. Theodore (Ted) Franklin Sneed, Jr. age 66 of Bolivar, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 in Bolivar General Hospital. He was born November 15, 1950 in Bolivar to the late Theodore Franklin Sneed, Sr. and Ruth Baker Sneed. Mr. Sneed was bricklayer and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his wife, Christie Ervin...

Lee Walter Brown

Lee Walter Brown

Jun 30, 2017

Lee's Obituary Mr. Lee Walter Brown age 68 of Milan, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born February 28, 1949 in Lexington to Nina Francis Walters Brown and the late Joseph Brown. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald Wayne Brown and Joe Norris Brown...

Mildred  Hooper  Hight

Mildred Hooper Hight

Jun 29, 2017

Mrs. Mildred Hooper Hight, age 93 passed away at her home on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, July 1, 2017 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. in the Lea &...

Louise   Kennedy

Louise Kennedy

Jun 28, 2017

Louise Newman Kennedy of Brownsville, TN departed this life on June 28, 2017 to be with the Lord. A member of Macedonia Baptist Church, she was 94. For her, it was a blessed release from Alzheimer’s disease which she had endured for 7 years.

Louise was born March 10, 1923 in Nettleton, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Shelli  Renee Rogers

Shelli Renee Rogers

Jun 27, 2017

Ms. Shelli Renee Rogers, 49, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, June 30, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be Friday, June 30, 2017, 1:00 - 3:00 PM in the Lea and...